Variable Details

Available Studies

MAP, MARS, Clinical Core, LATC

Scaled? 

Not Scaled

Variable Type 

Longitudinal

Variable Name 

drive2

Categories

Lifestyle

Driving status
Driving in past 12 months

Driving in the past 12 months is based on self-report. Participants are first asked if they are licensed to drive. Those who answer affirmatively are then asked if they have driven in the past year (yes = 1, no = 2):

  1. Are you currently licensed to drive?
  2. Have you driven in the past 12 months?

Participants who answer affirmatively to both questions are asked a final question to assess frequency of driving.

Baseline only: MAP and LATC Longitudinal: MARS, AACORE, CEDHA

Publications

Shah RC, Maitra K, Barnes LL, James BD, Leurgans S, Bennett DA. Relation of driving status to incident life space constriction in community-dwelling older persons: a prospective cohort study. The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences. 2012 Apr 30; 67 (9):984-9. PubMed PMID: 22546958; PubMedCentral PMCID: PMC3436089